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GOAL!! A one-handed save from CHEVALIER enabled FÜLLKRUG to volley the ball into the empty net. (1-0 Aston Villa)
VITINHA made space on the left and dragged the ball to PALMER who clipped the ball over.
GOAL!! A deep cross from MOLINA on the left was headed home by PALMER at the far post. (1-1)
14¹A free-kick from PEREIRA went wide.
18¹A corner bobbled toward DAVID who fired the ball over.
22¹KRAFTH beat three Benfica players and fired a shot wide.
24¹A shot from SAMU was smothered by SAMBA.
32¹BUENDIA's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Benfica post.
34¹PEDRO NETO's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
42¹MAATSEN was put clear by BENTANCUR and he stepped inside CHEVALIER but rammed his shot wide.
A bad foul on VITINHA by MINGS results in a booking.
PALMER hoofed the ball wide from just outside the area.
BAILEY ran onto a delightful ball from PEREIRA but fumbled his shot wide.
The hapless Benfica 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from PEDRO NETO dropped just over.
10²WERNER shot wide.
10²A great effort from BAILEY scraped the outside of the post.
13²A strike from VITINHA held no problem for the Aston Villa 'keeper.
20²The 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce shot from FÜLLKRUG.
21²BUENDIA worked the ball to WERNER, BAILEY gathered his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
22²GOAL!! After being forced wide BUENDIA was able to force the ball in from the narrowest of angles. (2-1 Aston Villa)
38²SAMU rattled a simple chance past the lefthand post.
43²BAILEY's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
43²BUENDIA fluffed a simple chance.

 
Aston Villa
 
League position: 2
Home league form: OWWL
Overall league form: XOWWWLWX
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Brice SAMBA1Lucas CHEVALIER
Emil KRAFTH2Nahuel MOLINA
Ian MAATSEN3Patrick DORGU
Rodrigo BENTANCUR4Joshua KIMMICH
(c)Willi ORBAN5RÚBEN Santos DIAS
Tyrone MINGS6Mickey VAN DE VEN(c)
Emiliano BUENDIA7Cole PALMER
Leon BAILEY8PEDRO Lomba NETO
(p)Niclas FÜLLKRUG9SAMU(p)
(f)Andreas PEREIRA10VITINHA(f)
Timo WERNER11Jonathan DAVID
ManagerSteven Gibson
RODRIGO MUNIZ Carvalho  12  Isak HIEN
DJordje PETROVIC  13  Guillaume RESTES
Dara O'SHEA  14  Daniel VIVIAN
John McGINN15Mathys TEL
PEDRO António GONÇALVES  16  Ferrán TORRES
 
Benfica
 
League position: 3
Away league form: WWXX
Overall league form: WWWXXXXW
Formation: 4-4-2

Statistics
Aston Villa 2 Benfica 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 52,392, Stadium: Villa Park, Referee: Dusan Colic 7½)

Füllkrug 1¹, Buendia 22²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Palmer 5¹
WerneróMcGinn 22²KimmichóTel 15²
  
Mings 0² 
67
106
15
64
84
148
43
55%45%
Man of the match: Samu